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We took our friends out to dinner; letting them pick the restaurant - Alcala and were not disappointed. We ordered cocktails, then wine with dinner and had lots many tapas plus two entrees. Our favorites were the Pimientos, Bravas, Almejas, Gambas (shrimp), Sardines, and the Jamon Ibierco. The 2 entree were enough to fill us up, so we split them...
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Our dinner with friends was one of sharing many different tapas courses.The egg was ok but bland and the anchovies and salmon was interesting but bland. The white sangria was very good. The outstanding dish was shrimp ajillo, very garlicky and perfect spice. The service was lacksidasical and uncaring with we having to make many requests for many simple things...
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Had dinner there with group of friends, six of us. Place was really almost empty for a Saturday night, about 3 other people aside form us.
Ordered the black paella and some tapas. Nothing really stood out, it was a typical Spanish meal but what what made it less appealing was the service. The waiters seemed bored, tired and uncaring....
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The restaurant is close to UN zone in NY. The waiters are friendly. I noticed that some of them do not stop drinking red wine. I can see their eyes and you know they are drunk.
I ordered Paella Negra .... I guess black rice... made from the ink of the squid. It was delicious. The dish took more than...
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While at a conference at the Grand Hyatt, we walked over to Alcala for dinner. My husband and I shared several tapas: Gambas al Ajillo (shrimp on sizzling garlic sauce)
Canelones (spinach and shrimp cannelloni with tomato and Bechamel sauce)
Albondigas (meatballs in sherry wine sauce)Chorizo al Vino (Chorizo in red wine and onions)Chuletitas de Cordero (Grilled lamb chops). Everything...
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Went here with 5 others for a work function. We had several tapas. The squid with ink was the best. Several of us also had the paella. I had the meat paella and it was delicious. Others really enjoyed the sea food paella. I would definitely go back.

We wandered by this restaurant stopping to read the menu late one night. After awhile, the chef came out to greet us and share his interpretation of Spanish dishes with us. We went back the next night. Great food and service.

This tapas restaurant was quite good. The only real complaint is that the tables are small, and they brought out the food so fast that there was no place on the table to put then next platter. Tapas were quite good, especially the gambas, caneloni, ensalada de endivas. Sangria (30/pitcher) was average, nothing particularly special, which was a bit disappointing....
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Everything from the ambience (elegant but simple and quite), to the service (attentive without being overbearing), to the food (filling and delicious) was just perfect.
We were able to have a nice business meeting without any loud noises or music or feeling like we were interrupting (or being interrupted) the other guests.
While the prices are on the high side...
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Alcala is a smaller, more intimate restaurant near the U.N. which serves food from the Basque region of Spain. Alcala creates an elegant and romantic setting while still maintaining an overall casual atmosphere.

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